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Staying Open to New Ideas
Staying open to new ideas can be a lot harder than it sounds. There are some simple mind hacks that can enhance your ability to enjoy trying new things and looking at life in a whole new way. Let’s focus on a few simple tips that make it easy to stay open to new ideas.
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19 Tips to Embrace the New Day when You're not a Morning Person
It’s a new day and you want to make the most of it. For some people (including me), morning is the hardest time of day because I’m not naturally a morning person. Are you a night owl too? Never fear! You can still have a wonderful morning by following my 19 tips to embrace the new day when you’re not a morning person. 19 Tips to Embrace the New Day and Have a Great Morning 1. Wake up in a good mood. This sounds easy enough, but there are a lot of factors that go into waking up happy. Tips 2,3 and 4 below are a few that contribute to…
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13 Cleaning Tasks That Take Less Than 1 Minute
Luckily, cleaning your home doesn't have to take a lot of time. Check out these quick cleaning activities that deliver big return for the minimal time investment of one minute or less!
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5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Live a Frugal Life
Live a frugal life, live below your means, save more money, spend less money, save money on household expenses… Here are 5 things you can do right now to live a frugal life (and cut unnecessary spending).
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Go Green and Save on Shipping with Popcorn
Kitchen Tip: Pop edible popcorn to use as packing material! The holidays are fast approaching and many of us will be packing up boxes of presents to mail out to loved ones. Shipping materials can be expensive to purchase and usually are made of plastics that aren’t the friendliest on the environment. There are many fillers that are used, such as styrofoam packing peanuts, plastic bubble wrap, plastic pellets, plastic bags filled with air, and newspaper. Even used plastic grocery shopping bags can be used as stuffing in packages to keep items in place! However, there is a better, cheaper, more environmentally friendly material to use as a packing material, and it’s in…
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How to Get Things Done When You Have a Baby: The Practical Parent's Guide
This guide tells how to get things done once you have a baby (or babies) in the house. It is written for both men and women, new parents and seasoned parents alike. The links and photos throughout this guide will let you look at the mentioned items at Amazon, so you can see exactly what the guide is referring to. You're never too far into parenting to take back control of your time and your life, so start today!
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How to Protect Produce From Spoiling with Sponges
Kitchen Tip: Don’t Let Your Produce Spoil! It’s always a wonderful treat to find fresh produce on sale and stock up on the great find! However, how often does that produce start to spoil and mold before it can be eaten? A study by the University of Arizona in concert with the United States Department of Agriculture showed that each US family throws away an average of 470 pounds of food each year. We also throw away 1/4 of all the produce purchased for our families. Make sure the food you buy gets eaten instead of being sent to the trash. Protect some produce which is quick to mold (such…
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Wait – That Bottle of Cleaner Isn't Really Empty!
Don't toss that spray bottle of cleaner when it stops spraying, though. It's not really empty yet!
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My Address Labels Amazed the State Fair!
My Address Labels Amazed the State Fair! As a lover of all things efficient, my quest is never-ending to find new efficiencies that make life easier for people. Work systems and home systems are one thing, but what about fun systems? Is there a way to make recreational activities, such as the state fair or county fair, less work and more play? You bet! State fairs are filled with tons of wonderful drawings, sign-ups and giveaways. With the opportunity to win free things comes the task of writing your name and address over and over again on all those signup sheets. Before you start imagining the writer’s cramp and wasted…
